A film starting from naught With no prior research no characters no sites nor specific themes a film team arrive to the hinterland of Paraíba state in northeastern Brazil in search of people with stories to tell In the village of São João do Rio do Peixe they come to Sítio Araçás a rural community of 86 families mostly relatives With a girl from Araçás as mediator the residents in their majority elderly tell their life story marked by popular catholicism by a hierarchy by a sense of family and honor in a world fast disappearing Written by Trassalg
